Welcome to OSA Impact Insights, a bi-weekly email briefing in which we share original insights, interviews with nonprofits on the ground, and curate only the best information to keep you informed about the realities in Odisha. It’s hard to stay updated about what’s actually happening – for that reason, we are your eyes and ears on the ground.

Important Announcement

We are currently co-hosting a weekend long hackathon in Bhubaneswar solely for high school students. Read about our ground partner in today’s Changemaker Spotlight.

We would also like to announce that OSA Impact has now partnered with the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s Invest India/Startup India initiative – specifically, we are working with the initiative’s Odisha state engagement team to create a global Odia diaspora angel network. If you may be interested in joining the angel network and engaging with the incredible technology movement developing now in Odisha or simply have questions, please reach out to us at impact@odishasociety.org.

Educational reform in Odisha is largely still a mystery. Despite myriad efforts from the state government and many crores being allocated to education, elementary education suffers from stagnant outcomes. More money is clearly not the answer — Odisha’s education system needs innovative thinkers and effective implementers.